Resumes

A resume is a brief, concise document that presents and effectively sells your most relevant and positive credentials for employment, admission to graduate school, consideration for a scholarship or fellowship, or other professional purpose.

How to write a resume

An effective resume features strong content in a complementary form. The purpose of a resume is to motivate the reader to want to learn more about you in an interview.

Resume types

Chronological resume outline

A chronological resume presents your education and work experience in a straightforward, reverse chronological order.

Sample chronological resume outline

Combination resume outline

The combination chronological/functional resume uses elements of both styles. In this case, official position titles may be given functional titles describing skills utilized on the job.

Sample combination resume outline

Functional resume outline

A functional resume differs from a chronological resume by concentrating on skills that you have used that relate to your objective rather than on jobs you have had.

Sample functional resume outline

Curriculum Vitae (CV) outline

A CV is typically developed by those with graduate education who are pursuing position in teaching or research in a university or research setting.

Sample CV outline

Sample resumes

Optimizing your resume with Jobscan

When applying for internships or jobs, employers may likely use application tracking systems (ATS) to scan resumes for key words or phrases to see how well it matches their job description. Jobscan is a free to use tool that allows users to upload their resume and scan it to how well it matches a job you are applying for, along with tips to improve it.

UW Bothell students, select and log in to Jobscan with your UW credentials on the Free Career Tools page to try it out today!

For more resume samples and tips, visit the UW Career Guide